"The President has said he wants to reward ... regions that do better planning. The future of transportation funding is not going to be in formula entitlement grants. It's going to be in competitive grants," said Corless. "The Chicago region, with our GO TO 2040 plan, I think is in a great position to be competing for some of these national grants."

The Chicago area has one of the largest Polish-speaking communities outside of Poland, with more Polish spoken than any other foreign language, except Spanish. Our presentation looks at what resources currently exist for transportation information in Polish, demographics of this community, how this…

Congestion pricing is an innovative strategy used to help reduce congestion, improve the environment, and promote multimodal approaches to meet transportation needs. With the Highway Trust Fund becoming increasingly unsteady and congestion in our region worsening, this fact sheet will highlight…

The first step in the Illinois fiscal year 2016 budget process has begun.
Facing a $6.6 billion budget deficit and the rollback in income tax rates, newly elected Ill. Gov. Bruce Rauner recommended $3.7 billion in unpopular cuts and $2.9 billion in pension and retiree health care reforms to…

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Each year, approximately 24 million people visit Chicago’s central…

Think for a moment about what our region could be in 2040. More transit choices? Doable. Safer neighborhoods? Possible. Cleaner water? Sure, if we work at it. Whatever our goals for tomorrow and the future, we need a plan to get there. Fortunately for northeastern Illinois, we now have one –…

President Obama released an ambitious $4 trillion budget proposal earlier this week with the stated goal “to bring middle-class economics into the 21st Century.” The President’s proposal is the start to the annual federal budget process. Over the next few months, the proposal will…

Quick—name something that irritates you every day.
If the first thing that comes to mind is your commute, you're not alone.
Metropolitan Planning Council (MPC) recently conducted a survey of Illinoisans and found that our go-to transportation options—whether driving, taking transit,…

The Metropolitan Planning Council (MPC) commends the Chicago Transit Authority’s 2015 budget proposal. Over the past four years, the transit authority has made great strides toward balancing its budget, has generally increased its ridership and has invested appropriately in the upgrade of the…

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